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Yes, and I’m arguing that that’s due to companies engaging in silly pseudo-security. I wish that would stop.

It is not silly pseudo-security, it is economics. Ban Chinese, lower your costs while not losing any revenue. It is capitalism working as intended.

Not sure I'd call dumping externalities on a minority of your customer base without recourse "capitalism working as intended".

Capitalism is a means to an end, and allowable business practices are a two-way street between corporations and consumers, mediated by regulatory bodies and consumer protection agencies, at least in most functioning democracies.

Maybe, but it doesn't change the fact, that no one is going to forbid me to ban IPs. Therefore I will ban IPs and IPs ranges because it is the cheapest solution.

Sure, you can keep blocking IPs, and I'll keep arguing for a ban on IP country bans (at least for existing customers) :)

If you don't see that your campaign is futile and want to waste you time, just go ahead, don't ask for my permission.

Moving a cost outside the business and then calling it improved margin is exactly what MBA school teaches and the market rewards.

so you just raw dog hotel and conference wifi?

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